Education: B.Sc.(Medical),MCM D.A.V. College Chandigarh, (1988 ); M.Sc.(Genetics), PAU, Ludhiana (1991); Ph.D.(Plant Breeding), PAU, Ludhiana (1996)
Positions held: Assistant Professor, PAU Ludhiana (1997-2006), Associate Professor (2006-2012), Professor (2012-Till date)
Field of Specialization: Maize Breeding, Now Teaching
Selected Research Publications (maximum up to 5):
- Kaur, R, Kaur, G, Vikal, Y, Gill, G K, Sharma, S, Singh, J, Kaur, Dhariwal, G, Gulati, A Kaur, A, Kumar, A and Chawla, J S (2020) Genetic enhancement of essential amino acids for nutritional enrichment of maize protein quality through marker assisted selection. Physiol Mol Biol Plants. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-020-00897-w (NAAS rating 8.01)
- Longmei, N, Gill, G K, Zaidi, P H, Kumar, R, Nair, S, Hindu, K V, Vinayan, M T and Vikal Y (2021) Genome wide association mapping for heat tolerance in sub-tropical maize. BMC Genomics 22, 154 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07463-y (NAAS rating 9.59)
- Parmar P, Kaur K and Gill, G K (2021) Combined Action of Salicylic Acid and Thiourea Alleviated Heat Stress in Maize by Stimulating Varied Antioxidant Response in Tissues. Russ J. Plant Physiol 68: 463- 473. (NAAS rating: 7.2)
- Singh, J, Sharma, S, Kaur, A, Vikal, Y Cheema, A K, Bains, B K, Kaur, Noorpreet Gill, G K, Malhotra, P K, Kumar, A, Sharma, P, Muthusamy, V, Kaur, Amarjeet Chawla, J S and Hossain F (2021). Marker-assisted pyramiding oflycopene?ε?cyclase, β?carotene hydroxylase1 and opaque2 genes for development of biofortified maize hybrids. Scientific Reports 11:12642 (NAAS rating 10.01)
- Pathak, H., Kaur,K., Suneja, Y., Singh, G., Vikal, Y. and Gill, G.K. (2024) Effect of irrigation on wild and inbred maize with relation to the antioxidant status of pollens, flag leaves, and developing grains. Protoplasma261: 689–707 (NAAS: 8.90)
- Kaur, R., Brar, K., Sharma, P., Singh, A., Kaur, D., Gill, G. K., Vikal, Y. and Kumar, R. (2025). Mapping of yield contributing drought tolerance QTLs in maize and its utilization in marker assisted breeding. Cereal Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-025-00668-x(NAAS rating: 7.60)
PG Students:
- Sc.:Anchal:L-2023-A-69-M
- D.: Ramandeep Kaur:L-2020-A-58-D
- D.: Sudarshna Kumari:L-2023-A-63-D
- D.: Mahesh D Patil:L-2924-A-50-D
